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Blow to Scotland as cod loses blue label
NORTH Sea cod is to lose its ‘blue tick’ sustainability certification in a move that will be seen as a blow to the Scottish fleet in particular. The Marine Stewardship Council says there are serious concerns about stocks, which are below safe biological levels, and this is why it has suspended the blue label certificate…
Read MoreIcelandic salmon makes its China debut
ICELAND has sent its first consignment of tariff free farmed salmon to China in what it hopes will become the main export market for its growing aquaculture sector. The air shipment also adds Iceland to the list of salmon farming countries competing to sell into China and its Asian neighbours, a region that is willing…
Read MoreNominations open for top learner awards
NOMINATIONS are now open for Lantra Scotland’s 2020 Awards for Land Based and Aquaculture Skills – or ALBAS, as the awards have been renamed. Rural employers, colleges and schools are being asked to put forward their top learners, and to help recognise and promote the industry’s best talent. The awards provide trainees of all ages…
Read MoreSalmon farmer helps fund shinty success
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has provided Inveraray Shinty Club with funding towards new training kit and equipment. The donation, through SSC’s community fund, will allow the club’s junior team to invest in goal posts as well as training kit, enhancing its ability to compete in games and tournaments. The new portable goals will be…
Read MoreFrench team visit Scotland to secure seafood route
A DELEGATION from the French port of Boulogne sur Mer was in Scotland last week to further plans for the frictionless transport of seafood into Europe post Brexit. The trip, which included logistic specialists, seafood buyers and the economic development team of Boulogne sur Mer, is the third in a series of visits, led by…
Read MoreRussian salmon set for global expansion
FISH farming in Russia is growing rapidly – and in one of the most sensitive parts of the world. Salmon and trout farms are springing up around the nuclear submarine and missile bases on the Kola Peninsula, next door to Norway. Ilja Sosnov, director of the biggest salmon company, Russian Aquaculture, has said that the…
Read MoreNew role for Scottish Sea Farms’ pioneer
LEADING salmon sector figure John Rea, Scottish Sea Farms’ long-standing production director, is to leave the company to focus on a new career in coaching and training. Rea, who has been in his role for 22 years, is to step down in early 2020. He plans to build on his experience nurturing and mentoring the…
Read MoreNesvik demands action as salmon escapes double
NORWAY’S seafood minister Harald T. Nesvik has called the fish farming industry to an urgent meeting after it was disclosed that more than 284,000 salmon have escaped from Norwegian fish farms so far this year, close to double the figure for 2018. The revelation, by the national broadcaster NRK, has sparked a major debate in…
Read MoreAsda launches digital farmed seafood map
ASDA has become the latest major UK retailer to launch a digital seafood map setting out the complete supply chain of both the farmed and wild caught fish it sells in its stores. The map was published this week on the supermarket’s Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) profile, which publishes the latest information on production methods,…
Read MoreHigh investor praise for Scottish Salmon Company
THE Scottish Salmon Company, now thought to be mulling over possible sale offers, has been described by a highly respected investor advice organisation as a company with a flawless balance sheet and high growth potential. Simply Wall St and its team specialises in turning complicated financial information into easy-to-understand language and has told potential investors…
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